Six years old and his father takes him to the rodeo for the first time. They sit in the first row of the stands. The smell of livestock and tobacco and dirt fills the air, mingled with beer and human sweat. He holds his canvas hat by the brim in his lap, looking up at his father with a mixture of awe, concern, and religious fear. Three years since last he saw him; three years of wonder and doubt which gave rise to questions and gaping chasms of curiosity.

The idea behind storytitleproject is simple: Someone gives me a story title, and I write a short story based off of that idea. Title ideas will be selected weekly, with the story posting on Friday. So submit title ideas, and wait to see what happens. It should be fun.